*1. '''Yogi Nuden Dorje Chang''': tutor of 1,000 princes who, countless ages ago during the aeon of the Buddha Pranidhanaraja, vowed to appear as Sugata Mopa Od Thaye the 1,000th and the last Buddha of this Light Aeon.

*1. '''Yogi Nuden Dorje Chang''': tutor of 1,000 princes who, countless ages ago during the aeon of the Buddha Pranidhanaraja, vowed to appear as Sugata Mopa Od Thaye the 1,000th and the last Buddha of this Light Aeon.

*2. [[Shariputra]]: foremost disciple of Sakyamuni Buddha known for his wisdom. He performed the role of the speaker in many sutras, particularly the Prajnaparamita sutras.

*2. [[Shariputra]]: foremost disciple of Sakyamuni Buddha known for his wisdom. He performed the role of the speaker in many sutras, particularly the Prajnaparamita sutras.

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*3. '''Saraha''': first of the of eighty-four great Siddhas of India, a poet and a tantric practitioner whose teachings were passed down and who was famous for his spiritual songs (dohas).

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*3. [[Saraha]]: first of the of eighty-four great Siddhas of India, a poet and a tantric practitioner whose teachings were passed down and who was famous for his spiritual songs (dohas).

*4. '''Krishnadhara''': chief minister of Indrabhuti of Uddiyana

*4. '''Krishnadhara''': chief minister of Indrabhuti of Uddiyana

*5. [[Humkara]]: one of the eight knowledge holders, the Vidhyadharas and holder of Yang dag thugs from Dakini

*5. [[Humkara]]: one of the eight knowledge holders, the Vidhyadharas and holder of Yang dag thugs from Dakini

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Dudjom Incarnation Line

The Dudjom Incarnation Line is based on a prayer Dudjom Rinpoche wrote himslef, which lists previous of his incarnations. This prayer is called "A Chariot of Devotion, A Supplication to the Lives and Liberation of the Great Nirmanakaya Treasure Revealer Heruka Dudjom Lingpa". In it, one can read the main previous incarnations:

1. Yogi Nuden Dorje Chang: tutor of 1,000 princes who, countless ages ago during the aeon of the Buddha Pranidhanaraja, vowed to appear as Sugata Mopa Od Thaye the 1,000th and the last Buddha of this Light Aeon.

2. Shariputra: foremost disciple of Sakyamuni Buddha known for his wisdom. He performed the role of the speaker in many sutras, particularly the Prajnaparamita sutras.

3. Saraha: first of the of eighty-four great Siddhas of India, a poet and a tantric practitioner whose teachings were passed down and who was famous for his spiritual songs (dohas).

4. Krishnadhara: chief minister of Indrabhuti of Uddiyana

5. Humkara: one of the eight knowledge holders, the Vidhyadharas and holder of Yang dag thugs from Dakini

15. Gyeltse Sonam Detsen: as head of Kathok Gompa he restored and preserved the tradition of the Monastery.

16. Dudul Rolpa Tsal: yogi, teacher of Jigme Lingpa (1730-1798 CE).

17. Dudjom Lingpa Garwang Dudjom Pawo (1835-1904 CE): born in Chagkong in Kham in Gili from a family of tantrikas. He was a Gili Terton, a Phurba terton well known for magical powers and wrathful countenence.